EP0470324A1 - Spannvorrichtung für dentale Handstücke - Google Patents

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EP0470324A1
EP0470324A1 EP91100069A EP91100069A EP0470324A1 EP 0470324 A1 EP0470324 A1 EP 0470324A1 EP 91100069 A EP91100069 A EP 91100069A EP 91100069 A EP91100069 A EP 91100069A EP 0470324 A1 EP0470324 A1 EP 0470324A1
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Takasuke Nakanishi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C1/00—Dental machines for boring or cutting ; General features of dental machines or apparatus, e.g. hand-piece design
    • A61C1/08—Machine parts specially adapted for dentistry
    • A61C1/14—Tool-holders, i.e. operating tool holders, e.g. burr holders
    • A61C1/141—Tool-holders, i.e. operating tool holders, e.g. burr holders in an angled handpiece

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  • This invention relates to a chucking device for a dental handpiece for attaching a dental tool for dental treatment, such as a dental bur, to a head housing.
  • chucking devices for the dental handieces such as, for example, a chucking device described in Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No.1-171539 and shown herein in Figs.11 and 12.
  • the handpiece shown therein has a foremost section 100 constituted by a head housing 103 for attaching a dental bur 102 and a head housing jacket 101 having its foremost part secured to the head housing 103.
  • a bur tube 104 for receiving and securing the dental bur 102 therein is provided within the head housing 103.
  • a cover cap 107 having a central opening is fitted over an upper opening 105 of the bur tube 104 and a ring-shaped elastic locking member 106 having a slit 106a is accommodated within the upper opening 105.
  • the elastic locking member 106 may be extended apart at the slit 106a towards both sides with the side thereof opposite to the slit 106a as a fulcrum.
  • a positioning pin 108 implanted inwardly of the fulcrum is used for preventing excess shifting during elastic extension of the locking member 106.
  • An inclined cam surface 106b is formed at the inner lower end of the locking member 106.
  • an inclined cam surface 102a at an upper engaging projection 102b of the bur 102 abuts on the inclined cam surface 106b of the elastic locking member 106 to extend the elastic locking member 106b apart.
  • the upper engaging projection 102b is moved past a lower inner step or shoulder 106c of the elastic locking member 106, whereby the elastic locking member 106 is reset to its original position and the projection 102b is engaged with the step 106c to secure the bur 102 within the bur tube 104.
  • the elastic locking member 106 in order for the elastic locking member 106 to have a predetermined strength, it is necessary for the elastic locking member 106 to be thicker than a predetermined thickness and, due to such increased thickness, there is but a little space left for the elastic locking member 106 to be extended apart within the bur tube 104. This in turn results in an extremely limited space left for the engaging projection 102b of the bur 102 to be engaged with the step 106c of the elastic locking member 106.
  • a chucking mechanism has been desired which allows for engagement of the projection 102b of the bur 102 with the step 106c of the locking member 106 within a wider space to permit positive affixture of the bur 102 within the bur tube 104.
  • a chucking device for a dental handpiece comprising a dental tool having a retention groove at the proximal end thereof, a stationary disk having a central opening for passing the dental tool therethrough, a pair of locking members placed on the rim of the central opening of the stationary disk and having projecting engaging portions for engaging with the retention groove of the dental tool, a resilient member for thrusting the locking members into abutment with each other towards substantially the center of the stationary disk, the resilient member operating for engaging and retaining the projecting engaging portions of the locking members into the retention groove of the dental tool to be introduced into the central opening, and a pushbutton for extending the locking members apart from each other against the force of the resilient member for releasing the retention of the dental tool.
  • a foremost section 10 of a dental handpiece includes a head housing 12 for attachment therein of a dental tool, such as a dental bur 11, and a head housing jacket 13.
  • a dental tool such as a dental bur 11
  • a head housing jacket 13 Within the head housing 12, there are provided a bur tube 14 for receiving and securing the bur 11 therein, a head gear 15 for rotating the bur tube 14, and an upper bearing 17 and a lower bearing 18 on both ends of a bearing spacer 16.
  • On the upper end of the head housing 12 is threadedly mounted a head cap 19, in the inside of which a chucking device 30 is mounted for detachably holding the bur 11 in a manner which will be explained subsequently.
  • Figs.2 and 3 illustrate the chucking device 30 for the dental handpiece of the present invention.
  • the main members of the chucking device 30 include a stationary disk 31 having a central opening 31 a for passing the bur 11 therethrough, a pair of locking members 32 each placed around the rim of the central opening 31 a and provided with an engaging projecting portion 32c, a substantially C-shaped retention spring 33 for thrusting the locking members 32 towards the center of the stationary disk 31, and a pushbutton 35 for releasing the retention of the bur 11 by the locking members 32.
  • a pair of positioning pins 31 b implanted on the stationary disk 31 are engaged in mating positioning holes 32a formed in the one end of each locking member 32 so that the locking members 32 may be extended apart each other pivotably around the positioning pins 31 b in the circumferential direction shown by arrows X in Fig.2, with the positioning pins 31 b as the fulcrum points.
  • the proximal end of the dental bur 11 is formed with a retention groove 11 for engaging with the engaging projecting portions 32c and an L-shaped flattened surface 11 formed by partially cutting along the longitudinal axis of the bur 11, as shown in Fig. 4.
  • This flattened surface 11 c engages with a mating flattened surface 14a at the upper end of the bur tube 14 for preventing the bur 11 from being rotated within the bur tube 14.
  • the retention spring 33 is placed about the locking members 32 at a position radially outwardly of the positioning pins 31 b and has its both end sections 33a engaged in retention holes 32b formed in the rim of the locking members 32 at the positions generally diametrally opposite to the positioning pins 31 b. In this manner, the retention spring 33 perpetually thrusts the locking members 32 in the circumferential direction opposite to that shown by the arrows X in Fig. 2.
  • An inclined cam surface 35a formed on the lower central surface of the pushbutton 35 abuts on the upper inner peripheries of the locking members 32, when the pushbutton 35 is thrust downwards, thereby extending the locking members 32 in a direction away from each other.
  • the pushbutton 35 is perpetually biased to its upper rest position under the force of a coil spring 34.
  • the proximal end of the bur 11 is first pushed into the inside of the bur tube 14.
  • An inclined cam surface 11 a on the rim of the proximal end of the bur 11 then abuts on inclined cam surfaces 32d of the projecting engaging portions 32c of the locking members 32 for extending the locking members 32 apart from each other in the circumferential direction.
  • the locking members 32 are extended apart from each other in the circumferential direction shown by the arrows X in Fig.2, with the positioning pins 31 b as the fulcrum points.
  • the bur 11 When the bur 11 is thrust further until the retention groove 11 b thereof reaches the projecting engaging portions 32c, the locking members 32 are engaged with the retention groove 11 under the force of the retention spring 33 to retain the bur 11 within the bur tube 14, as shown in Figs.1 and 2. In this state, the bur 11 cannot be extricated inadvertently from the bur tube 14 so that the bur is rotated along with the bur tube 14.
  • the pushbutton 35 When extracting the dental bur 11 from the head housing 12, the pushbutton 35 is thrust with a finger pressure against the force of the coil spring 34.
  • the inclined cam surface 35a of the pushbutton 35 then abuts on the upper inner peripheries of the locking members 32 to extend the locking members 32 apart from each other in the circumferential direction shown by the arrows X in Fig.2, with the positioning pins 31 b as the fulcrum points, as shown in Figs.5 and 6.
  • the main members of a chucking device 70 include a stationary disk 71 having a central opening 71 a for passing the dental bur 11 therethrough, a pair of locking members 72 placed around the rim of the central opening 71 a and provided with projecting engaging portions 72c, a pair of retention springs 73 for thrusting the locking members 72 from the opposite sides towards the center of the stationary disk 71, and a pushbutton 35 for releasing the bur 11 from the locking members 72.
  • the stationary disk 71 On the stationary disk 71 are implanted two pairs of positioning pins 71 b at the symmetrical positions on both sides along a centerline Y so that the positioning pins 71 b are engaged in positioning slots 72a formed in the confronting sides of the locking members 72. In this manner the locking members 72 may be slid away from each other in the direction at right angles to the centerline Y, that is, in the direction shown by arrows Z therein, while the locking members 72 are guided by the positioning pins 71 b.
  • Each retention spring 73 is in the form of a flattened letter M and has its arcuate end sections engaging with the periperal wall 71 c of the stationary disk 71 so that its central inversely arcuate section 73a abuts on a mating arcuate recess 72b of the locking member 72. In this manner, the retention springs 73 perpetually thrust the locking members 72 towards the centerline Y.
  • the proximal end of the bur 11 is first pushed into the inside of the bur tube 14.
  • the inclined cam surface 11 a on the rim of the proximal end of the bur 11 then abuts on inclined cam surfaces 72d of the projecting engaging portions 72c of the locking members 72 for extending the locking members 72 apart from each other.
  • the locking members 72 are moved away from both sides of the centerline Y, as shown by arrows Z in Fig.10, while the locking members 72 are guided by the positioning pins 71 b.
  • the bur 11 When the bur 11 is thrust further until the retention groove 11 b thereof reaches the projecting engaging portions 72c, the locking members 72 are engaged with the retention groove 11 under the force of the retention springs 73, thereby retaining the bur 11 within the bur tube 14 as shown in Figs.7 and 8. In this state, the bur 11 cannot be extricated inadvertently from the bur tube 14 so that the bur is rotated along with the bur tube 14.
  • the pushbutton 35 When extracting the dental bur 11 from the head housing 12, the pushbutton 35 is thrust with a finger pressure against the force of the coil spring 34. The inclined cam surface 35a of the pushbutton 35 then abuts on the upper inner peripheries of the locking members 32 to extend the locking members 72 apart from each other. Thus, the locking members 72 are again moved in the direction away from both sides of the centerline Y in Fig.10, as shown by the arrows Z shown therein, while the locking members 72 are guided by the positioning pins 71 b. This releases the retention of the bur 11 by the projecting engaging portions 72c of the locking members 72, so that, when the bur 11 is withdrawn downwards, it can be extricated from the head housing 12.

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  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
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EP91100069A 1990-08-07 1991-01-02 Spannvorrichtung für dentale Handstücke Expired - Lifetime EP0470324B1 (de)

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JP20760490A JP3152427B2 (ja) 1990-08-07 1990-08-07 歯科用ハンドピースのチャック装置

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